Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-04-09
CANADA WILL KEEP 1T UP.
All the Provisions Of the Treaty Of
ISIS Will He Stringently Enforced
This Year -NOn.lntercOurse the
WatchWOrd In Gloucester.

The action Of the Dominion cruiser vigilant, in
giving chase on Beaver Harbor, Wednesday, to an
American fisherman in search of bait, is con-
Sfdered at st. John, n. B., to be proof that the
Canadian government does not intend to relax
any OF the provisions Of the treaty of 1878 but
viii enforce them with as great stringency as last
season, including the section relating to the sale
OF bait. A Canadian fisherman says that he has
seen good deal of bait purchased from the Bay
OF Fundy fleet during the winter. The bank fisher
men go TO EastpOrt and remain there while the
Quoddy boats, with licenses to touch and trade,
proceed to the Canadian fleet and prepare the bait
The fishing schooner which the Vigilant chased
was vessel OF about ninety tons and hailed from
PASSPORT. Her name is not known. She had come
out of Black harbOr about the same time that the
cutter emerged from Beaver harbor she was
heading toward the fleet, and was lowering her
sails when the captain OF the fisherman observed
was then about six miles distant, but as the wind
free from the southeast she was rapidly near.
ing her quarry. Without waiting to purchase
bait, or even inquire the price, the fisherman set
all sail and struck out for EaStpOrt. The cruiser
kept up the chase past Head harbor and well up
Qu0ddy River before she abandoned it.
The Vigilant, which has been receiving supplies
at ST. John, sailed for her cruising ground Thurs
day night. Capt. Mclean says he is determined
to make prisoners OF American fishermen who vtO-
late treaty obligations so that the fishermen have
only themselves to blame If they should be cap
| which was taken out Of commission, Is again to
be pressed into service as fishery cruiser.
NON-INrERCoURsR Is THE CRY AT GLOUCESTER
A dispatch from Gloucester, Mass, says: The
firing upon an American schooner by the cruiser
vigiant has aroused Gloucester, and there is re-
newed demand for non-intercourse President
Steele, OF the American Fishing Company said he
hoped vessels would be seized II caught within
the three-m1le limit. "What we want" said he,
lis non-tntercourSe. Let our vessels stay away
from Canadian shores altogether. We don't want
their bait. We have vessel fitting out here to-
day that will take traps to Bar Harbor aud that
locality and catch their own bait. That Is what
we want the fishermen to dO-patronize home
industries and encourage them" The universal
sentiment Is nOn-intercourse, and departing skip
pers are warned TO keep away from Canada. This
action OF American owners shows that they are
rot on the offensive, although one indignant skip
| per said: 81 would like to have the authority
from the United states Government to carry guns
| would guarantee to pick out crew OF men who
would take the cruiser Vigilant. The men who
man those cruisers take the billet because it is
| soft snap. They would not fight when it came to
the pinch. would guarantee with two or three
| siX-pounders and picked crew to take any OF the
| Canadian cruisers In half an hour"